"He Qianjian?"
Zhou Yang was so surprised that he repeated it subconsciously.
The two prison guards on duty outside did not know He Qianjian, but seeing Zhou Yang's expression, they quickly realized that he should know the prisoner named He Qianjian, so one of them asked: "Do you know him?"
"I know him." Zhou Yang paused, looked at Jiang Chen with a complicated look, and said in an indistinguishable tone: "Can I ask about your relationship with He Qianjian?"
Jiang Chen's eyebrows twitched slightly. Seeing the faint vigilance and suspicion in the eyes of the young prison guard in front of him, he was puzzled, but he didn't think much about it. He said lightly: "He is the adopted son of my biological parents."
Zhou Yang's mind flickered, and he immediately recognized Jiang Chen's identity. He couldn't help but look at Jiang Chen again: his eyebrows were elegant, his eyes were clear, his temperament was open but not cold, and his every move gave people the feeling of being well-educated.
Because of his professional habits, Zhou Yang couldn't help but analyze Jiang Chen's background in his mind based on this first impression: he is calm and confident, his eyes are clean and upright when he looks at people, and when he speaks, he looks at the person speaking seriously and attentively, and his occasional smile is also clean and real. You can tell at a glance that such a person has an excellent family education and should have a happy family.
It can be inferred from the side that Jiang Chen's adoptive parents, that is, He Qianjian's biological parents, treated him very well, educated him well, and may even love him very much. Under this premise, Jiang Chen not only enjoyed all the love of his adoptive parents, but also received compensation and guilt from his biological parents. Compared with He Qianjian in prison, there is simply a world of difference.
But if that was the case, why didn't he persuade his biological parents and adoptive parents to let He Qianjian go?
Zhou Yang believed that Jiang Chen was a victim and He Qianjian was a minor suspect at the time. Given their relationship and the fact that Jiang Chen was not injured, the issue could have been resolved through reconciliation or other means.
He Qianjian is only in his early twenties and has not yet graduated from college. Sending him to prison at this time and letting the He family announce that they have severed their relationship with He Qianjian is no different from directly ruining his life?
You can never judge a person by his appearance, Zhou Yang thought, who would have thought that such a bright and cheerful young man is actually so narrow-minded and vindictive?
Jiang Chen saw the young man in front of him looking at him. At first, he seemed to want to say something but hesitated, and his expression kept changing. Then, he didn't know what he was thinking about, and he actually showed a hint of dislike towards him that was not well hidden.
Has he seen this person before?
After wondering for a moment, Jiang Chen recalled that there was no such thing, so he let it go. He nodded to him and turned to ask the prison guard who had come to pick him up: "Officer Li, when can I see He Qianjian?"
Officer Li answered simply: "It's their working time now. The factory is a bit far from here. You may have to wait for a while."
Jiang Chen nodded: "Thank you for your help."
"No trouble." Officer Li invited Jiang Chen to sit down and treated him to some melon seeds. He was very enthusiastic.
Jiang Chen thanked him again, then sat down and waited attentively.
Zhou Yang couldn't help feeling unhappy when he saw Jiang Chen looking calm and composed even while sitting by the dusty wall. He Qianjian was being bullied repeatedly inside, but he was calm and composed here. Such a contrast was really sad.
After trying to hold back, Zhou Yang couldn't help but walked to Jiang Chen, sat down and said, "Mr. Jiang, I want to ask you a question."
Jiang Chen tilted his head, nodded slightly and said, "Excuse me."
"I have helped He Qianjian contact his biological parents several times before, but they didn't want to see him. Do you know anything about this?"
Jiang Chen was slightly stunned. He seldom went back during this period, and in order to save him time, both sets of parents would always wait at the He family in advance. He hadn't been alone with them for a long time.
“Not sure.”
Zhou Yang carefully examined Jiang Chen's expression, and after finding that he didn't seem to be lying, his tone softened a little: "In this case, can you help He Qianjian tell his biological parents and ask them to come and see him?"
Jiang Chen paused, then turned sideways and looked at the prison guard in front of him, who was so young that even his eyebrows and eyes were full of spirit. He asked with some curiosity, "Officer Zhou, do you know why He Qianjian came in?"
Zhou Yang was silent for a few seconds, then asked, "He Qianjian has been punished for what happened between you and him, but now his biological parents and adoptive parents won't see him or acknowledge him. Don't you think this is too cruel for him?"
Jiang Chen laughed a little, but he was not angry, because the person in front of him did look a little... stupid?
The affair between him and He Qianjian was discussed by everyone who knew about it, but most of those who knew about it were people within the He family's social circle. Due to their identities and the He family's status, those people would never let him hear it even if it was discussed, let alone ask him in front of him.
Jiang Chen knew all this because of Li Nanfeng's big trumpet. He was with Shi Fengyue, and the only two people who knew about it were him, besides C, who he didn't know how to tell. Ever since his Changjiang home version was ready for the market and he gave him one, he went to his company more often. Every time he saw him, he would tell him and Shi Fengyue all the big and small things that happened in the circle, without getting tired of it.
Even his biological parents and adoptive parents, probably because of the complicated relationship between him and He Qianjian, have not talked about this matter since He Qianjian went to prison, as if He Qianjian had never existed.
The only person who would talk to him about He Qianjian was Shi Fengyue, because Shi Fengyue didn't take He Qianjian seriously at all, and naturally thought that Jiang Chen wouldn't take him seriously either.
Sometimes, Jiang Chen would wonder what to do with He Qianjian after the system disappeared, and sometimes he would feel a little confused.
To say how much Jiang Chen hated him, in fact, his feelings for He Qianjian were far from reaching that level. Even though He Qianjian killed him in his first life, his parents had already passed away by then, and he did not have much nostalgia, not to mention that he later arrived in the interstellar era which was more suitable for him to display his strengths.
But as for forgiveness, that is absolutely impossible. He Qianjian killed him, and he might not hate him, but He Qianjian also harmed his parents behind his back. In his first life, his mother died of overwork, and his father also died one after another. Even after three lives, Jiang Chen could not forget the blow.
What's more, He Qianjian may not be the biological child of his adoptive parents at all. He may even have killed a little life in the beginning. Even though that may not have been his intention, he later felt no guilt and even wanted to use this identity to take advantage of Jiang Zhuo and Yang Si, which made Jiang Chen unbearable.
Not to mention, during the time that He Qianjian stayed in the He family, he hurt He Qianmin several times.
Jiang Chen remembered all these events clearly, but he also knew that the system in his mind was at least 50% responsible for He Qianjian's current situation.
If the system had not planted in him the seed that he could freely choose between "poor biological parents" and "rich non-biological parents", he would not be fearless, and he would not slowly become unscrupulous and have no bottom line in a life like in a game where he can get everything he wants without working hard, giving his heart, or considering the law and morality.
He Qianjian lost himself and relied blindly on the system. He never thought that if he lost the system one day, he would be left with nothing and could not even afford the consequences of the system.
Jiang Chen could imagine how crazy He Qianjian would become after the system completely disappeared from his life, and how he would go to his destruction considering all the things he had done before.
However, Jiang Chen was not quite sure whether his biological parents and adoptive parents would have the heart to watch He Qianjian go to his true destruction after sending him to prison for three years to make him repent for doing something wrong. After all, no matter what, the love and care of more than ten years and the unbreakable blood relationship were embedded in their bones.
However, Jiang Chen didn't plan to chat about these things with a stranger he just met.
"I don't think they are cruel." Jiang Chen raised his lips, but there was no smile in his eyes: "Please understand a person before judging him. You have never seen my parents, and you may have only met my adoptive parents once. You arbitrarily define them as cruel, Officer Zhou, I am glad that you don't work in the police station."
Zhou Yang's face turned pale and blue at Jiang Chen's mockery. He was angry but couldn't help but reflect. Did he really misunderstand him? But what He Qianjian said about the past didn't seem to be false, did it?
Jiang Chen knew that the prison guard in front of him had no bad intentions. He might even be standing up for He Qianjian because he was too honest and kind.
However, he could ignore the impolite look of dislike from the prison guard when he first saw him, and he didn't mind the unfriendly tone when he asked him questions, but he couldn't tolerate him slandering his family like this. Family and friends have always been his bottom line.
The two prison guards nearby hadn't noticed Zhou Yang's strange behavior at first. When they saw Zhou Yang going to talk to Jiang Chen, they didn't take it too seriously. But after a while, they became tense. The prison guard who had gone to pick up Jiang Chen immediately stepped forward to smooth things over. However, perhaps because he was not very experienced, his voice sounded a little awkward:
"I just called and He Qianjian came right over. By the way, Mr. Jiang, I haven't asked you why you came so early in the morning. You rarely come here to visit prisoners."
Jiang Chen had no intention of arguing with a strange prison guard. He had said something harsh just now because the prison guard had touched his bottom line. When he heard the nervous voice of the person next to him, he quickly softened his expression and said, "You are too busy at work. Come here early and go back to work later to save time."
The prison guard was a little surprised: "I thought you were still in college at your age."
Jiang Chen smiled and said, "I am also in college, working and studying at the same time."
"He should take a part-time job." Another prison guard said, "My brother was like this when he was in college. He rushed to take a part-time job every day. I told him not to delay his studies in order to make money, but he didn't listen. He always said that he wanted to reduce the burden on the family."
Although the prison guard spoke as if he was complaining, there was a proud smile in his eyes.
Zhou Yang frowned, he didn't expect that someone with Jiang Chen's family background would work part-time during college to make money. However, he didn't suspect that he was lying because there was no need to, and he vaguely felt that the young man in front of him was not the kind of person who would lie.
But, if Jiang Chen didn’t lie, did He Qianjian lie?
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